刘洋，作为中国第一位进入太空的女航天员，她的名字应该在我国的航天史上，留下浓墨重彩的一笔。
姓名（Name）：刘洋
出生日期（Date of Birth）： 1978年10月6日（Oct. 6th， 1978）
出生地（Place of Birth）：河南省林州市（Linzhou， Henan Province）
国籍（Nationality）：中国（Chinese）
民族（Ethnic Group）：汉族（Han）
毕业院校（Graduation）：空军长春飞行学院（The Air Force Flight College of Changchun）
Liu Yang was born on Oct. 6th， 1978. Her father was an assistant engineer[助理工程师] and her mother was an ordinary worker. They both have retired[退休] now. Liu Yang looks like her father. She is not very beautiful， but she is smart and polite.
Liu Yang was a good student. She did very well in all her subjects， especially in writing. Besides， her performance in playing sports was very good. She was good at playing volleyball and middle and long distance races. Her endurance[耐力] was very good.
In 1997， Liu Yang was dedicated[致力于] to preparing for the college entrance examination. One day， an airline recruited[招募] pilots in her school. This unknown and mysterious[神秘的] career attracted Liu Yangs attention. She wanted to apply for this job， but the company only recruited men pilots this time.
But not very soon， the air force would choose women pilots in Henan. Liu Yangs head teacher asked her to have a try. At that time， there were eight girls who wanted to apply for the job. After one elimination[淘汰] after another， Liu Yang became the final winner.
After the college entrance examination， Liu Yang entered the Air Force Flight College of Changchun and studied there. Among the students who entered the college at the same time， her physical[身体的] condition was not very good. She could only improve it by training hard. During the first camp training， her feet blistered[起水泡]， but she finished the 150 miles train by walking one step after another. The blisters on her right foot had become a big one after going back. When she went to the hospital， the doctor had no idea but cut off the whole skin of her right foot.
During the four years study in the college， Liu Yang never let her parents come to see her. Before her first sky-diving， she called home. Her mother said casually[若无其事地]， “Isnt it the sky-diving？ No problem. It is very safe. And there are teachers， so we dont worry at all.” Liu Yang felt very sad. So after finishing the sky-diving， she didnt call home at once. Until she called home in the evening， she knew that her parents didnt go to work and waited at home for a whole day.
In 2009， the selection[选拔] of the second group of astronauts[航天员] began. At last， Liu Yang and another woman pilot became the first group of women astronauts. In March， 2012， Liu Yang was chosen to be one of the crew[成员] of Shenzhou IX Spaceship. On June 16th， 2012， Shenzhou IX Spaceship was launched. And on June 29th， 2012， three astronauts finished their task and returned to the earth.
刘洋出生于1978年10月6日。她的父亲曾是一名助理工程师，母亲曾是一名普通的工人，现在都已退休。刘洋长得像她父亲，她长得不是非常漂亮，但是很精神，对人也有礼貌。
刘洋是个好学生，各门功课都很优秀，尤其是文章写得好。此外，刘洋在运动方面的表现也很棒，她擅长排球和中长跑，耐力极好。
1997年，刘洋原本是一心备战高考。直到有一天，一家航空公司前来招收飞行员，这项未知、神秘的职业引起了刘洋的注意。她想去应征，但是该航空公司此次招飞只招男生不招女生。
不过很快，空军要在河南选拔女飞行员，刘洋的班主任让她去试试。当时，共有8个应征的女孩，经一轮接着一轮的淘汰后，刘洋成了站到最后的应征者。
高考后，刘洋顺利进入空军长春第一飞行学院学习。在刚入校的同批学员中，刘洋的身体素质并不拔尖，她只能靠刻苦训练来提高。第一次野营训练，虽然她的脚起了水泡，但她还是一步步挪着走完了150多里。训练回来，她右脚的水泡全部连成一片。到医院时，医生没有办法，只有把她右脚脚底的整块皮全部切除。
在航校学习的四年，刘洋从来不让父母来看她。她第一次跳伞之前打电话回家，母亲在电话那头轻描淡写地说：“不就是跳伞吗？没问题，安全得很，何况有教员在，我们很放心。”刘洋当时还有点委屈，跳完了，她没有马上打电话报平安。到晚上打电话，才知道父母一天都等在家里没有上班。
2009年，第二批航天员的选拔开始启动。最终，刘洋与另一名女飞行员成为了中国首批女航天员。2012年3月，刘洋入选神舟九号飞船乘组。2012年6月16日，神舟九号飞船发射升空。2012年6月29号，三位宇航员圆满完成任务，回到地球。
